English Premier League 'Going On For Years, But Here in Two Years...': Ravi Shastri's Unique Praise For IPL

19.04.2023 - 04:53 sports.ndtv.com

The IPL has always had quality, but what took it to another level was the successful hosting of the league in South Africa in 2009, and the interest it generated in a foreign country, feels former India coach Ravi Shastri.

The second edition of the Indian Premier League had been moved to South Africa as its dates clashed with the general elections in the country.

The IPL was started on this day 15 years ago. Shastri, who was part of the league's governing council then, reminisced about the tournament's early days. "If you look at the all the players who played a part in this, the quality of cricket was so good that it took off.

But the final stamp on the IPL came when we went to South Africa. To go there and to see that South Africa saw the IPL with the same interest as India, that shocked the world," Shastri said during an interaction with Star Sports.

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